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Libraire jeunesse depuis maintenant quelques années, je me permets de vous soumettre ma maigre expérience quant à une pratique courante et un poil agaçante : celle de l’édition genrée.

La bibliothèque de l'université de Princeton aux États-Unis vient de mettre en ligne une version numérisée du texte original du célèbre roman de Francis Scott Fitzgerald.

Are LGBT families are requesting storytimes representative of their families?

I recently conducted a survey of public libraries in communities with large populations of same-sex families with children to determine how they were serving LGBTQ families. The responses I received from the librarians were candid and quite illuminating. For the most part, the librarians did not want to plan exclusive LGBTQ-themed storytimes but chose to plan programs inclusive of multiple family types. Librarians did note that when they planned inclusive programs they might have a LGBTQ caregiver come up after the program to thank them. It does seem that more and more librarians are becoming aware of serving LGBT families but the families are not necessarily demanding to be included. Rather, it is a nice surprise if they see representations of their families in the storytime.

Les éditions Au Diable Vauvert innovent. Elles adaptent le concept de la saga de l’été au livre numérique. Du 24 juin au 13 septembre, l’éditeur va publier sous forme de feuilleton numérique le prochain livre de Pierre Bordage.

C’est un véritable événement et un acte audacieux « Chroniques des Ombres » sortira en numérique avant la parution du livre papier, prévue pour le 19 septembre. Ce livre post-apocalyptique sera découpé en 36 épisodes. Durant tout l’été, trois feuilletons seront publiés chaque semaine.

The Free Library of Philadelphia's plan to eliminate late fees for children - a move recommended by librarians to prevent cutting off poor kids from library services - is set to begin July 1 after a City Council committee Wednesday defeated a bill that would have thwarted it.

-Troy Graham

Is there a reason Vine videos are exactly six seconds long? Yes, and it has a lot to do with high profile court cases that almost destroyed hip hop music.

If you haven’t tried it, Vine is a tool to make looping, six-second video clips and post them on social media or a website. The company, which is owned by Twitter, launched in January and its videos have already become a part of the Tribeca Film Festival, the U.S. Senate and major marketing campaigns.

-Jeff John Roberts

I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that you have local talent that would put original, interesting, local images on your walls that would get kids excited about reading and respect copyright laws.

-Doug Johnson

Architect Lyn Rice says the design challenged library norms in some important ways. "There's a calm that descends on most reading rooms," he says. "The expectation is that people will physically behave." The teen floor turns that expectation on its head. Instead of siphoning teens off into different rooms (and locking away noisy activities), the space is airy and completely open. The openness means, among other things, that it only takes one or two librarians to monitor the entire space.

-Amanda Erickson

Children's librarian Mara Alpert recommends 10 titles that will send youngsters off on brand-new adventures. (audio)

A classic fairy tale of receives an invigorating update in Nosy Crow’s splendid Little Red Riding Hood. ($5.99; PreS-Gr 4). While the narrative remains the same—a little girl must avoid falling into the clutches of the Big Bad Wolf and save her grandparent—the reading experience is amplified by seamless interactivity and nonlinear storytelling.

-Daryl Grabarek

Sophia loves to read. She even wrote her own book and did her book report on it! And even though she's just beginning her academic career, it's only the beginning of her story.

-Olivia Vidal

Production will begin on a long-awaited screen adaptation of Lawrence Hill's acclaimed novel The Book of Negroes this fall, with the eventual TV miniseries to air on CBC and the American network BET.